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Sussurro Paua on JMW 10.5 arm - mini review
Andy,I purchased a Paua a little over a year ago -- like you, when I put it into my system was disappointed just as you posted -- I spoke to Peter and he recommended a load of 2500 which I had my phono-pre reworked as well as raising the gain to 6... 
Has anyone listened to the soundsmith Paua cart
I purchased a Soundsmith Paua a little over a year ago and couldn't be happier -- it's gonna stay in my system for a long long time... 
CARY -- WHERE ARE THE CHECKS AND BALANCES?
Mechans,You misread my last post entirely. Which by the way was an explanation of how I came to post. I'm really happy others have chimed in and the accounts have been both pro and con and that means to me there's an inconsistency. 
CARY -- WHERE ARE THE CHECKS AND BALANCES?
My post was in regards to accountability, QC, and CS. Before I posted, I scoured Audiogon and surfed the Internet to see if others where having similar issues with Cary as I was. I did find others not only for audio but AV as well. I also surfed A... 
CARY -- WHERE ARE THE CHECKS AND BALANCES?
Really appreciate everyone taking the time to post their comments. Very nice to be a member of such a passionate community!Unfortunately this proves that Cary has some serious QC and CS issues to resolve. I couldn't imagine posting or reading a th... 
Capacitors in Cary PH302 phono amp
Tobes,I have a Ph 302 MkII and was surfing the forums and came across your discussion of capacitors for the PH 302 -- in the end what modifications did you do to your Cary phono and please describe the changes --I'd appreciate the info.You can als... 
Review: Thor Audio TA-1000 Tube preamp
Charlie,Fossilsx15 is me Brian, and you're the customer I referenced who not only recommended a great combination of tubes for my Thor, but also convinced me thru your review and our emails to take the plunge.All I can say, is thanks -- the upgrad... 
Peachtree iDac reliabilty?
This is an update on my iDac after getting it back from warranty repair. First off I agree with all the comments and thanks for sharing. Yeah for a thousand bucks it's a bit disconcerting to have a unit barf out after 2 days, replace with a new on... 
Peachtree iDac reliabilty?
Thanks,Nice to know I'm not alone -- but not good totally -- 
How to eliminate FM RF coming thru turntable?
Al & Spencer -- wanted to thank you guys for the helpful information to eliminate the RF coming through my turntable -- the final solution: braided ground wires from my preamp & amp to the power conditioner's ground. So far, good listening -- 
How to eliminate FM RF coming thru turntable?
Thanks Al, will get on to your suggestions and see what happens -- might take a few days -- again, thanks for the input -- 
How to eliminate FM RF coming thru turntable?
Al -- my Grado cartridge is the Reference -- out put 4.0 -- length of the cables are approx. 24" -- they came with the Techno arm for the Michell Gyro Se -- again, I really appreciate your thoughts and suggestions regarding this --Brian 
How to eliminate FM RF coming thru turntable?
Al & Spencer thanks for your input.Al -- my cartridge is a Grado MM. Would you please exlaborate what sort of capacitors to use. I'm not too electronically literate.Spencer -- I did hook up to a solid state phono stage. Did get RF, but was abl... 
How to eliminate FM RF coming thru turntable?
I tried ferrite suppressors which didn't work: cable suppressors and ferrite beads.Someone suggested lead sheets to line thecabinet the turntable sits in -- if Superman can't see through the stuff, then maybe radio wave as well -- anyone have any ... 
How to eliminate FM RF coming thru turntable?
Almarg, thanks for the article and link to suppressors, am pursuing --